Hours after taking a dip in the Ganga river, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday asserted that her government is continuously working towards cleaning the Yamuna river in the national capital.
The Uttarakhand Police on Friday issued precautionary advisories near the Ganga ghats in Pauri Garhwal, urging people to stay away from the riverbanks following a rise in the water level of the river due to rainfall and regulated water release from the Srinagar dam.
This transformation is particularly evident in the return of the endangered Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle to the waters of the Ganga, a species that had previously seen a continuous decline in its population. This new hope in the Ganga's waters is not only a significant step for these ancient cr
Union Minister of Jal Shakti C.R. Patil chaired the 14th meeting of the Empowered Task Force (ETF) on Ganga conservation, reaffirming the government's commitment to making the river cleaner and more sustainable through an integrated and technology-driven approach, a release from Ministry of
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday reserved its order on a petition alleging that inadequate sanitation facilities at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela have led to open defecation along the banks of the Ganga river.
The Head of the Department of Neurology at Banaras Hindu University, Professor Vijaynath Mishra, rejected the Pollution Board's claim that a concerning level of faecal coliform was found in the river and he said that the Ganga river water forms phage which kills the bacteria.
"An incident happened today when a 22-year-old devotee while bathing in the Ganga at Gada Madhav Ghat went into deep water which became uncontrollable due to the strong current and started drowning," read a statement by the NDRF.
"The river looks much better than the last time I came. Thanks to the efforts under Namami Gange, we can see real progress. But there's still a lot to do, and I hope the work continues."
The performers emphasized the importance of keeping the Ganga River clean while sharing the spiritual and cultural significance of the event through their music and dance.